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Collision course

by Robert Silverberg

After discovering humankind's first alien race, the crew of the XV-ftl must return to space alongside a team of technical experts. Their meeting with the blue humanoid Norglans will determine whether the future holds peaceful coexistence or interstellar war.

Accession 15349 ISBN — Publisher Ace Books, Inc.
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